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C83600 Ounce Metal vs. C42200 Brass

Both C83600 ounce metal and C42200 brass are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 92% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C83600 ounce metal and the bottom bar is C42200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 21
2.0 to 46
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 250
300 to 610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
100 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1010
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 850
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 72
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 15
31
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 15
32

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
29
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 43
12 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 70
49 to 1460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.7
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.9
9.5 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
11 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 22
39
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.3
10 to 21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Copper (Cu), % 84 to 86
86 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 4.0 to 6.0
0 to 0.050
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.35
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0
Tin (Sn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0.8 to 1.4
Zinc (Zn), % 4.0 to 6.0
8.7 to 13.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5